ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54997
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| Date: | Monday 5 July 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 12817 |
| MSN: | 683A-1117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean near Capo Franco Range, Sardinia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Decimomannu Italian Air Base, Sardinia (LIED) |
| Decimomannu Italian Air Base, Sardinia (LIED) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
2 October 1962 - Taken on RCAF strength. On 5 July 1965, the 434 (ST/A) Squadron pilot, F/L D.C.K. Thom, was downwind in an air-to-ground bombing sortie at Capo Franco Range, Sardinia, when he experienced an engine failure. Unable to restart the engine at low-level, he safely ejected into the Mediterranean. An Italian Air Force helicopter was on scene quickly and rescued him from the choppy waters. The original cause of the engine failure was thought to be a faulty main fuel control unit (FCU), but the aircraft was now at the bottom of the Mediterranean. Following an exhaustive search for the aircraft by RCAF volunteer scuba divers, and with the assistance of a local fisherman and the Italian Navy, the aircraft was eventually located.
Sources:
RCAF DFS "Flight Comment" 1966-1 JAN.FEB (Pg 5)
Starfighter, Retrospective of Canadian CF-104 1961-1986, David L. Bashow. ISBN 0-919195-12-1 (Pg 22)
http://web.archive.org/web/20171106232040/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Canadian_CF-104.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2011 01:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2013 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2013 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Jun-2013 06:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2016 07:56 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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